The EFESOS project aims to develop and evaluate a cutting-edge ASIC technology for space applications. More specifically, departing from the characterization of the commercial technology, a radiation-hardened-by-design digital library and a set of complex analog IP cores (ADC, DAC, SERDES and PLL) will be implemented using the 22FDX process from Global Foundries, available at their production facility in Dresden (Germany). A complete electrical, environmental (radiation) and reliability validation of the technology will be performed, and the resulting fully-European design flow will be evaluated according to the ESCC standards with a representative sample chip. The 22FDX is a 22nm Fully-Depleted SOI technology providing up to 40% die scaling relative to the standard 28nm node, nearly 70% lower power than 28nm and similar power efficiency to FinFET technology. EFESOS responds to the increasing demand of the European space industry of more integrated ASICs at higher performance, and greatly contributes to the strategic goal of achieving non-dependence on critical technologies. The project will provide Europe with a technical capability beyond the current state-of-the-art, thus becoming a global reference in space microelectronics.

Ensuring transport safety and security is one of the EU’s main priorities, as spotlighted in WHITE PAPER–Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area, which sets out a strategy leading to reach a safer, more efficient and more sustainable civil road, rail, air and waterborne transport. Drone applications are considered as potentially capable of revolutionizing the world around us. Nevertheless, security issues make impossible to fly drones in most situations, due to drone guidance and control-related technologies have not reached enough readiness level to guarantee safe operations in most of low altitude scenarios. To face these issues, SESAR has created U-SPACE, a new framework designed to integrate safely, securely and efficiently drone operations at low level into EU airspace. Active geofencing is one of the main drone emerging technologies outlined in the U-Space Blueprint. However, although geofencing is a useful technology to avoid drones presence in restricted places, it is not prepared to face the

Illegal activities across external borders (land and maritime) are a threat to the security of the European Union. Better border surveillance capabilities are required to deter and monitor irregular border crossings. These should be interoperable across member states, ranging from the Mediterranean to the Nordic Countries, which have different border surveillance challenges. These should also be scalable, flexible and relocatable, since the needs along borders shift rapidly in time, with changing and improving threats. SEAGUARD project aims to address these needs. Situational awareness technologies will play a crucial role in the future of maritime border security by providing real-time information about the maritime environment, including vessel movements, cargo, and potential threats. The SEAGUARD project aims at developing an innovative and integrated approach to maritime cross-border surveillance that will enhance border security and management in Europe. The scope of this project includes the design, development, testing, and deployment of a cross-border surveillance system that will incorporate multiple sensing technologies integrated in both fixed and mobile platforms. This project will combine unmanned vehicles (Unmanned Aerial, Surface and Underwater Vehicles - UxVs), fixed buoys, (SMART) submarine cables, with advanced analytics and decision support. The system will be able to monitor and detect various types of threats, including illegal border crossings, smuggling of contraband, illegal fisheries and terrorist activities. The project will leverage new technologies and data analytics, enhanced by multi-domain autonomous cooperative platforms and multimodal communications, to provide real-time information and situational awareness to multiple border guards and other authorities, enabling them to detect and respond to potential threats coming from the air, surface or underwater, more effectively.